Mapping STI policy capacity building initiatives and exploring its transformative value for the SDGs initiatives
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| Country of organisation | SDG Connection | Delivery Method | Training Type | Levels | Duration | Target audience | Training provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | High | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| Belgium (EU) | High | Online - Teams | Workshop | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| South Africa | High | In Person | Short Course | Advanced | < 1 month | Professionals | Academic institution |
| UK | Low | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| USA | Medium | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| South Korea | High | Online - Others | Workshop | Advanced | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| USA | Medium | Online - Others | MOOC | Intermediate | < 3 months | Professionals | Private organisation |
| UK | Medium | In Person | Workshop | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Academic institution |
| Russia | Medium | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| Canada | Medium | Online - Others | Short Course | Advanced | < 3 months | Professionals | Academic institution |
| UK | Medium | Guidebook | Guidebook | Advanced | NA | Professionals | Academic institution |
| USA | Medium | Online - Others | Workshop | Advanced | < 1 week | Professionals | Academic institution |
| USA | Medium | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| UK | High | In Person | Degree | Advanced | < 1 year | Students | Academic institution |
| UK | Medium | Online - Zoom | Short Course | Advanced | < 1 week | Professionals | Academic institution |
| China | Medium | In Person | Short Course | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Academic institution |
| UK | Medium | In Person | Short Course | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Academic institution |
| USA | High | Online - Others | Short Course | Intermediate | < 3 months | Professionals | Academic institution |
| France | High | Online - Others | Short Course | Advanced | < 6 months | Other | Non-governmental agency |
| USA | Medium | Online - Others | Short Course | Advanced | < 1 month | Students | Academic institution |
| USA | High | Online - Others | Short Course | Intermediate | Unspecified | General | Non-governmental agency |
| USA | Medium | Online - Others | Degree | Advanced | < 3 months | Students | Academic institution |
| USA | Medium | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| USA | Medium | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| USA | Low | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| Pakistan | Low | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| USA | Low | Online - Zoom | MOOC | Intermediate | < 1 week | Students | Academic institution |
| UK | Low | Online - Zoom | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| USA | Low | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| USA | High | Online - Teams | Workshop | Advanced | < 1 week | General | Non-governmental agency |
| USA | Low | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| USA | Low | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| Russia | Low | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| India | Low | In Person | Short Course | Intermediate | < 1 month | Professionals | Academic institution |
| USA | Low | Online - Others | Short Course | Basic | Unspecified | Students | Academic institution |
| UK | Low | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| New Zealand | Low | In Person | Degree | Advanced | < 1 year | Students | Academic institution |
| Ethiopia | Medium | Online - Others | Short Course | Intermediate | < 3 months | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| USA | Low | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| Pakistan | Low | In Person | Short Course | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| N/A | Low | Publication | Guidebook | Advanced | Unspecified | General | Other |
| Malaysia | Medium | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| South Africa | Medium | In Person | Short Course | Advanced | Unspecified | Professionals | Academic institution |
| Switzerland | High | Online - Others | Short Course | Advanced | < 3 months | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| Japan | Low | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| UK | Low | Online - Zoom | Short Course | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Academic institution |
| Netherlands | Low | In Person | Short Course | Intermediate | < 1 month | Professionals | Academic institution |
| Australia | Low | Online - Zoom | Short Course | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Academic institution |
| Japan | Low | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Professionals | Academic institution |
| Ethiopia | Low | Online - Others | Short Course | Intermediate | < 1 month | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| USA | Low | Online - Others | Short Course | Basic | < 1 week | General | Academic institution |
| Switzerland | Low | In Person | Workshop | Basic | < 1 week | General | Non-governmental agency |
| USA | Low | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| USA | Low | Online - Zoom | Short Course | Intermediate | < 3 months | Students | Academic institution |
| Russia | Low | In Person | Degree | Intermediate | < 6 months | Students | Academic institution |
| India | Low | In Person | Short Course | Intermediate | < 1 month | General | Government agency |
| China | Low | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Academic institution |
| India | Low | In Person | Short Course | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Academic institution |
| India | Low | Online - Zoom | Workshop | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Academic institution |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Low | In Person | Short Course | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Government agency |
| Tanzania | Low | Online - Others | Guidebook | Basic | Unspecified | General | Non-governmental agency |
| India | Low | In Person | Workshop | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Government agency |
| India | Low | Online - Others | Workshop | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Government agency |
| Multiple | Medium | Online - Zoom | Workshop | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| Korea | Medium | In Person | Workshop | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| UK | Low | Online - Zoom | Short Course | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Academic institution |
| South Africa | High | In Person | Workshop | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Government agency |
| Russia | Low | Online - Others | Workshop | Basic | < 1 week | Professionals | Academic institution |
| Russia | Low | Online - Others | Workshop | Basic | < 1 week | Professionals | Academic institution |
| Thailand | Low | In Person | Workshop | Intermediate | < 1 month | Professionals | Academic institution |
| Ghana | High | In Person | Workshop | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Government agency |
| Pakistan | Low | In Person | Short Course | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Government agency |
| Kenya | Low | In Person | Workshop | Advanced | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| UK | Medium | Online - Zoom | Workshop | Advanced | < 1 week | Other | Academic institution |
| Ethiopia | Low | In Person | Workshop | Basic | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| Colombia | Low | In Person | Workshop | Basic | < 1 week | Professionals | Academic institution |
| Jordan | Low | In Person | Workshop | Basic | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| China | Low | In Person | Workshop | Basic | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| Brazil | Low | In Person | Workshop | Basic | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| Belgium (EU) | Low | In Person | Workshop | Basic | < 1 week | Professionals | Government agency |
| Thailand | Low | In Person | Workshop | Basic | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| Sri Lanka | Low | In Person | Workshop | Basic | < 1 week | Professionals | Government agency |
| Chile | Low | In Person | Workshop | Basic | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| USA | Low | In Person | Workshop | Basic | < 1 week | Professionals | Government agency |
| Seychelles | Low | Online - Others | Workshop | Basic | < 1 week | Professionals | Government agency |
| Denmark | High | In Person | Workshop | Advanced | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| Lebanon | High | Online - Teams | Workshop | Advanced | < 1 month | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| USA | High | Online - Teams | Workshop | Advanced | < 1 week | General | Non-governmental agency |
| Korea | High | In Person | Workshop | Advanced | < 1 week | General | Non-governmental agency |
| France | High | Online - Teams | Short Course | Advanced | < 6 months | General | Non-governmental agency |
| France | High | Online - Teams | Workshop | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| Thailand | Medium | Online - Zoom | Workshop | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| UK | High | Online - Zoom | Workshop | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| UK | High | In Person | Workshop | Intermediate | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| India | High | In Person | Workshop | Advanced | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| Republic of Congo | High | In Person | Workshop | Advanced | < 1 week | Professionals | Non-governmental agency |
| Japan | High | In Person | Degree | Advanced | 1 year + | Students | Non-governmental agency |
SDG by different variables
Training Provider
| Training provider | SDG Connection | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|---|
| Academic institution | High | 4 |
| Academic institution | Medium | 17 |
| Academic institution | Low | 31 |
| Government agency | High | 2 |
| Government agency | Low | 9 |
| Non-governmental agency | High | 17 |
| Non-governmental agency | Medium | 4 |
| Non-governmental agency | Low | 11 |
| Other | Low | 1 |
| Private organisation | Medium | 1 |
Country by Organizations
High
| Country of organisation | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|
| USA | 4 |
| France | 3 |
| UK | 3 |
| Japan | 2 |
| South Africa | 2 |
| Belgium (EU) | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Ghana | 1 |
| India | 1 |
| Korea | 1 |
| Lebanon | 1 |
| Republic of Congo | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
Medium
| Country of organisation | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|
| USA | 8 |
| UK | 5 |
| Canada | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 1 |
| Korea | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Multiple | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 |
Low
| Country of organisation | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|
| USA | 11 |
| India | 6 |
| UK | 5 |
| Russia | 4 |
| Pakistan | 3 |
| China | 2 |
| Ethiopia | 2 |
| Japan | 2 |
| Thailand | 2 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Belgium (EU) | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Chile | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Jordan | 1 |
| Kenya | 1 |
| N/A | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Seychelles | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Tanzania | 1 |
Training Type
| Training Type | SDG Connection | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|---|
| Degree | High | 3 |
| Degree | Medium | 7 |
| Degree | Low | 16 |
| Guidebook | Medium | 1 |
| Guidebook | Low | 2 |
| MOOC | Medium | 1 |
| MOOC | Low | 1 |
| Short Course | High | 6 |
| Short Course | Medium | 7 |
| Short Course | Low | 14 |
| Workshop | High | 14 |
| Workshop | Medium | 6 |
| Workshop | Low | 19 |
Topics
High
| Topic | Count |
|---|---|
| Policymaking | 10 |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | 10 |
| SDGs | 8 |
| Emerging Technology | 7 |
| Sustainable Development | 5 |
| Political Environment | 5 |
| Analytic Methods | 5 |
| Case Studies | 4 |
| Policy Implementation | 4 |
| Roadmap | 3 |
| Frameworks | 3 |
| Policy Instruments | 3 |
| Society and Culture | 3 |
| Economics | 2 |
| Science Diplomacy | 2 |
| Gender | 2 |
| Environment | 2 |
| Research and Development | 2 |
| Healthcare | 2 |
| Innovation Systems | 1 |
| Energy | 1 |
| Foresight | 1 |
| Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| Education | 1 |
Medium
| Topic | Count |
|---|---|
| Monitoring and Evaluation | 8 |
| Economics | 7 |
| Emerging Technology | 7 |
| Policymaking | 6 |
| Political Environment | 5 |
| Entrepreneurship | 5 |
| Society and Culture | 4 |
| Funding | 4 |
| Energy | 4 |
| Environment | 4 |
| COVID-19 | 4 |
| Digitalisation | 3 |
| Research and Development | 3 |
| Policy Instruments | 3 |
| Frameworks | 3 |
| Space | 2 |
| Innovation Systems | 2 |
| Sustainable Development | 2 |
| Education | 2 |
| Healthcare | 2 |
| Case Studies | 1 |
| Analytic Methods | 1 |
| Intellectual Property | 1 |
| Science Diplomacy | 1 |
| Policy Implementation | 1 |
| SDGs | 1 |
Low
| Topic | Count |
|---|---|
| Policymaking | 28 |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | 20 |
| Emerging Technology | 18 |
| Entrepreneurship | 15 |
| Analytic Methods | 12 |
| Science Diplomacy | 10 |
| Environment | 10 |
| Economics | 10 |
| Research and Development | 9 |
| Intellectual Property | 8 |
| Science Advocacy | 7 |
| Society and Culture | 7 |
| Frameworks | 6 |
| Education | 5 |
| Roadmap | 4 |
| Political Environment | 4 |
| Sustainable Development | 4 |
| Gender | 4 |
| Funding | 4 |
| Policy Instruments | 4 |
| Case Studies | 4 |
| Policy Implementation | 4 |
| Energy | 3 |
| SDGs | 3 |
| Innovation Systems | 3 |
| Healthcare | 2 |
| Digitalisation | 2 |
| Space | 1 |
| Policy Analysis | 1 |
| Risk | 1 |
| COVID-19 | 1 |
| Foresight | 1 |
Delivery Method
| Delivery Method | SDG Connection | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|---|
| Guidebook | Medium | 1 |
| In Person | High | 11 |
| In Person | Medium | 11 |
| In Person | Low | 36 |
| Online - Others | High | 5 |
| Online - Others | Medium | 6 |
| Online - Others | Low | 8 |
| Online - Teams | High | 6 |
| Online - Zoom | High | 1 |
| Online - Zoom | Medium | 4 |
| Online - Zoom | Low | 7 |
| Publication | Low | 1 |
Levels
| Levels | SDG Connection | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced | High | 15 |
| Advanced | Medium | 14 |
| Advanced | Low | 17 |
| Basic | Low | 17 |
| Intermediate | High | 8 |
| Intermediate | Medium | 8 |
| Intermediate | Low | 18 |
Target Audience
| Target audience | SDG Connection | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|---|
| General | High | 5 |
| General | Low | 5 |
| Other | High | 1 |
| Other | Medium | 1 |
| Professionals | High | 14 |
| Professionals | Medium | 13 |
| Professionals | Low | 29 |
| Students | High | 3 |
| Students | Medium | 8 |
| Students | Low | 18 |
Summary Statistics
Total Topic
Country of Organizations
The number of global capacity building initiatives according to the country of the training provider.
| Country of organisation | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|
| USA | 23 |
| UK | 13 |
| India | 7 |
| Russia | 5 |
| Japan | 4 |
| China | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 3 |
| France | 3 |
| Pakistan | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 |
| Belgium (EU) | 2 |
| Korea | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Chile | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Ghana | 1 |
| Jordan | 1 |
| Kenya | 1 |
| Lebanon | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Multiple | 1 |
| N/A | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Republic of Congo | 1 |
| Seychelles | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Tanzania | 1 |
Training Provider
The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to the type of training institution.
| Training provider | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|
| Academic institution | 52 |
| Non-governmental agency | 32 |
| Government agency | 11 |
| Other | 1 |
| Private organisation | 1 |
Training Type
The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to the type of training.
| Training Type | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|
| Workshop | 39 |
| Short Course | 27 |
| Degree | 26 |
| Guidebook | 3 |
| MOOC | 2 |
Level
The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to the level of STI expertise required. The ‘advanced’ level indicates that the course covers STI policy best practice, emerging issues, case studies, indicators of success and how to track impact, whilst targeting individuals with a high level of knowledge and expertise. The ‘intermediate’ level covers the basics of STI policy and some prior knowledge of policymaking is desirable for participation. The ‘basic’ level covers the very basics of policymaking and barriers to entry are very low as no prior knowledge and experience are required.
| Levels | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|
| Advanced | 46 |
| Intermediate | 34 |
| Basic | 17 |
Duration
The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to their length of duration.
| Duration | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|
| < 1 week | 49 |
| 1 year + | 22 |
| < 1 month | 8 |
| < 3 months | 7 |
| Unspecified | 5 |
| < 6 months | 3 |
| < 1 year | 2 |
| NA | 1 |
Locality
The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to their locality.
| Region or Country Specific | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|
| Unspecified | 51 |
| Regional | 31 |
| Country-specific | 15 |
Target Audience Location
The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to the location of the target audience.
| Target Audience Location | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|
| Any | 35 |
| Multiple | 15 |
| Unspecified | 10 |
| Africa | 9 |
| USA | 7 |
| India | 5 |
| Asia Pacific | 2 |
| Europe | 2 |
| South East Asia | 2 |
| Canada | 1 |
| China | 1 |
| East Asia | 1 |
| Ghana | 1 |
| Iran | 1 |
| Jordan | 1 |
| Latin America | 1 |
| Seychelles | 1 |
| South Asia | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 |
Target Audience
The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to the type of target audience.
| Target audience | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|
| Professionals | 56 |
| Students | 29 |
| General | 10 |
| Other | 2 |
Delivery Method
The number of global STI capacity building initiatives according to the type of delivery method.
| Delivery Method | Number of STI Initiatives |
|---|---|
| In Person | 58 |
| Online - Others | 19 |
| Online - Zoom | 12 |
| Online - Teams | 6 |
| Publication | 1 |
| NA | 1 |